Kelly hears about losses at home

Defensive tackle Tommy Kelly’s four-year-old son asked him why he let that man run all over the field last Sunday.

But both Kelly’s sons, 7 and 4, are trying to pump him up this week — “Daddy, we just beat the Steelers with the Raiders on the video game!”

Kelly had been asked if he was surprised with the fan reaction after the 0-2 start.

“I don’t listen to fans, tell you right now. I don’t listen to fans. I worry about DA, JT, Terrell Williams and probably my little boys,” Kelly said. “They do pretty good critiques of the game too.

“Fans, man, I love ‘em cause they support us, but at the end of the day if we’re losing they’re going to hate it and they’re going to voice their opinion, if we win they’re going to love it and they’re going to voice their opinion. So you just let them voice their opinion and go on about your business.”

We asked him what his kids tell him.

“Let me tell you what happened,” Kelly said. “When I got home they was already asleep. They didn’t even want to talk to me.

“Let me tell you what they did to me all this week. They were playing the video game, and they play with the Raiders every game, and after every game they come in and say ‘Daddy, y’all beat the Broncos, Daddy. Y’all beat the Steelers.’ I was like, ‘Let Daddy worry about the football. Y’all worry about school.’

“They tried to pep me up. I appreciate it, though. They’re trying to win the game for me. I’m like, gollllly, we doin’ that bad? I appreciate it, though.”